RE: Power Brakes/Manual Brakes

[v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'm not sure what your arrangement is, but I doubt that you would need 
to drill anything. My '64 Fury had a detachable mounting plate that 
bolted to the firewall and themaster cylinder bolted up to that. There 
is a simple push rod that boes between the pedal and the m/c. I think 
the power steering setups use a linkage of some sort. The push rod might 
be all you need or maybe the mounting plate is different. You need to 
check with some of the guys that have had power brakes on a 62-63 to be 
certain. 


Marcus Edell-The RevTones wrote:
> 
> But how easy is it to go back to manual? are the holes there already or 
> do I have to drill into the firewall,to mount the Master Cylinder? I 
> can't tell..Bob you're pretty Close by,I'm in Fremont..
> 
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> From: v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> 
> > 
> > Manual brakes are far superior to power brakes for at least a couple of 
> > reasons. 
> > 
> > First, power brake boosters sometimes fail to boost while driving puting 
> > 
> > the driver in a spot with an extremely firm pedal to push. That is 
> > dangerous! 
> > 
> > Second, Driving with a correctly spec'ed manual master cylinder gives an 
> > 
> > easy to apply pedal with far better brake feel. It also lets the driver 
> > press as hard as he can while the booster limits total available travel, 
> > 
> > so you cannot apply the brakes as hard. Power brake boosters also add a 
> > numbing effect to brake feel. 
> > 
> > Those points reflect my personal experiences driving a lot of different 
> > vehicles with boosted and non-boosted brakes. By the way, I also drive 
> > with both feet, one for the gas and the other for the brake, assuming an 
> > 
> > automatic. 
> > 
> > Bob in Sacramento 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > mopar413@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> > > 
> > > Why would you want top go to manual brakes??? So much safer with Power 
> > > Brakes. Unless you are going racing, and looking to save weight. 
> > > ---- Marcus Edell wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > Sorry for Asking All these questions: 
> > > > I have Power Brakes on my 62 Polara 500 and I was wondering how hard it 
> > > > would be to convert to Manual Brakes? Just ditch the Booster and get a 
> > > > new Manual Master Cylinder? 
> > > > 
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> > > > www.revtones.net 
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